Ezekiel 8:3-16 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:10

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things ,.... As beetles and others, worshipped for gods: and abominable beasts ; unclean ones; not only oxen, but dogs and cats, and other impure creatures; for such were the gods of the Egyptians, from whom the Jews took their deities: and all the idols of the house of Israel ; which were many, even as numerous as their cities: portrayed upon the wall round about ; the pictures of them were drawn and placed around the wall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:11

And there stood before them ,.... Before the pictures, as the Vulgate Latin version expresses it, praying, sacrificing, and offering incense unto them: seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel ; the whole sanhedrim, or great court of judicature among the Jews, as Kimchi; or at least there is an allusion to that number, which were appointed in Moses' time to be officers over the people, and govern and direct them, Numbers 11:16 ; which shows how sadly depraved and corrupted... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:12

Then said he unto me, son of man, hast thou seen ,.... Here should be a stop, as the accent "segolta" shows; hast thou taken notice of, hast thou considered, what thou hast seen, the amazing shocking abominations committed by these men? it follows, and the question is to be repeated, "hast thou seen" what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark ? their deeds being evil, such as will not bear the light, of which they had reason to be ashamed before men; and which they imagined... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13

He said also unto me, turn thee yet again ,.... Towards the north, as before; See Gill on Ezekiel 8:6 ; and thou shall see greater abominations that they do ; or: "the great abominations"; for so the words may be strictly rendered; nor does it appear that what follows, though great abominations, were greater than the creeping things, four footed beasts, and other idols, or dunghill gods, portrayed upon the walls, which the elders of Israel burnt incense to. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which was towards the north ,.... By "the Lord's house" no doubt is meant the temple, which the Targum here calls the house of the sanctuary of the Lord; that gate of the temple (for the temple had several gates) which was to the north was the gate called Teri or Tedi, and was very little used F25 Misn. Middot, c. 5. sect. 3. . In this part of the temple were the sacrifices offered; and therefore it was the greater... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:15

Then said he unto me, hast thou seen this , O son of man ?.... This shocking piece of idolatry, women weeping for Tammuz: turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these ; or, "great abominations besides these" F6 תועבות גדלות מאלה "abominationes magnas praeter istas", Calvin. . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:16

And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house ,.... The court of the priests, where they offered sacrifice, and into which none might come but themselves: and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar ; the porch that led into the temple, and the brasen altar, the altar of burnt offerings, which was a very sacred place, and reckoned more holy than the court of the priests F7 Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 7. fol. 184. 4. . were about... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:3

The image of jealousy - הקנאה סמל semel hakkinah . We do not know certainly of what form this image was, nor what god it represented. Some say it was the image of Baal, which was placed in the temple by Manasses; others, that it was the image of Mars; and others, that it was the image of Tammuz or Adonis. Calmet supports this opinion by the following reasons: - The name agrees perfectly with him. He was represented as a beautiful youth, beloved by Venus; at which Mars, her paramour,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:4

The vision that I saw in the plain - see the note on Ezekiel 3:23 ; (note); see also Ezekiel 1:3 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:7

A hole in the wall - This we find was not large enough to see what was doing within; and the prophet is directed to dig, and make it larger, Ezekiel 8:8 ; and when he had done so and entered, he says: - read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:7

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